The Daily Stoic

T February 15th ONLY BAD DREAMS “Clear your mind and get a hold on yourself and, as when awakened ...

H February 16th DON’T MAKE THINGS HARDER THAN THEY NEED TO BE “If someone asks you how to write your ...

I February 17th THE ENEMY OF HAPPINESS “It is quite impossible to unite happiness with a yearning for wha ...

E February 18th PREPARE FOR THE STORM “This is the true athlete—the person in rigorous training against false ...

T February 19th THE BANQUET OF LIFE “Remember to conduct yourself in life as if at a banquet. As somethin ...

I February 20th THE GRAND PARADE OF DESIRE “Robbers, perverts, killers, and tyrants—gather for your inspection ...

S February 21st WISH NOT, WANT NOT “Remember that it’s not only the desire for wealth and position t ...

I February 22nd WHAT’S BETTER LEFT UNSAID “Cato practiced the kind of public speech capable of moving the ma ...

A February 23rd CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NO CARE FOR OUR FEELINGS “You shouldn’t give circumstances the power ...

T February 24th THE REAL SOURCE OF HARM “Keep in mind that it isn’t the one who has it in for you and take ...

I February 25th THE SMOKE AND DUST OF MYTH “Keep a list before your mind of those who burned with ...

A February 26th TO EACH HIS OWN “Another has done me wrong? Let him see to it. He has his own tendencies, and h ...

I February 27th CULTIVATING INDIFFERENCE WHERE OTHERS GROW PASSION “Of all the things that are, some are g ...

Y February 28th WHEN YOU LOSE CONTROL “The soul is like a bowl of water, and our impressions are like ...

“W February 29th YOU CAN’T ALWAYS (BE) GET(TING) WHAT YOU WANT “When children stick their hand down ...

MARCH AWARENESS ...

P March 1st WHERE PHILOSOPHY BEGINS “An important place to begin in philosophy is this: a clear perception ...

M March 2nd ACCURATE SELF-ASSESSMENT “Above all, it is necessary for a person to have a true self-estim ...

W March 3rd (DIS)INTEGRATION “These things don’t go together. You must be a unified human being, either good ...

I March 4th AWARENESS IS FREEDOM “The person is free who lives as they wish, neither compelled, nor hinder ...